This course builds on the curriculum of the graduate certificate to provide you with advanced skills and detailed knowledge in a major area of specialisation of particular value to you. You will graduate with advanced skills in using the Internet for research, communication and interaction. These skills, set in the context of your learning about the Internet, will ensure that you are highly capable and employable within Internet-related industries.

You will major in internet communications, internet content management, internet design or internet training and development. Your chosen major will appear in your degree title when you graduate.

Admission criteria for Australian and New Zealand students

A bachelor degree in any field of study from a recognised tertiary education institution* or successful completion of units in the Graduate Certificate in Internet Communications.

*Please note that students who have completed the Bachelor of Arts (Internet Communications) from Curtin University are not eligible for entry into this course.

English language proficiency

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

6.0

Speaking

6.0

Reading

6.0

Listening

6.0

Overall band score

6.5

Other qualifications may also satisfy our English language admission criteria. Please view our English language requirements page to find out more.

Notes

This course has minimal on-campus contact hours, designed for students to use the internet for all/most of your learning. International students will still need to be enrolled full-time in the course, as an internal/on-campus student.

Fees for Australian and New Zealand students

Year

Student type

Cost

2018

Domestic fee paying
Domestic fee-paying -
A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university which is not Commonwealth supported, that is,
not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic fee paying students will be charged tuition fees
and may be eligible for FEE-HELP assistance for all or part of those tuition fees.

$17,600*

Fees are indicative only.

* Based on a first-year full-time study load of 200 credits.
The total cost will depend on your course options (i.e. units selected and time taken to complete).

Our graduates find work in web design and development, in independent online businesses, and as members of the media industry as it develops to include and prioritise the online world. Because of the open structure of the course, they can add almost any skill or knowledge to their core Internet learning. The course provides graduates with the chance to shape and manage their own careers and become leaders in using and managing the internet in our society.

Our graduates are well positioned to undertake management, operational and policy work concerning the Internet, giving informed advice, making good decisions, and basing their professional work in a deeper understanding of the profound changes that the internet is bringing.

This course will assist your career development and allow you to take up new employment opportunities. You will then be able to help our society harness the technological development of the internet for practical and valuable social uses.